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MISSOURI VALLEY TELEVISES 36-GAME NETWORK PACKAGE FOX SPORTS MIDWEST In addition to being the ST. LOUIS -- The Valley Conference “CBS Sports’ continued commitment to air TV home for Missouri Valley will produce a 36-telecast television package our title game is testimony to the strength of Conference sports, FOX on FOX Sports Midwest in 2013-14, Commis- our ,” Elgin concluded. Sports Midwest is a pre- sioner Doug Elgin announced today. “Wichita State began its 2013 NCAA Final senting sponsor of the MVC The Valley, with Niles Media Group of Four semifinal run at Arch Madness, and we are Men’s Basketball Championship in St. Louis City serving as its production company, has grateful that CBS Sports will continue to spread and the MVC Women’s Basketball Champion- worked in conjunction with FOX Sports Midwest The Valley brand nationally.” ship in St. Charles each March. -- along with its sister regional cable outlets The Valley will televise six regular-season FOX Sports Midwest, which was launched on Nov. 1, 1996, serves as home for MVC FOX Sports and FOX Sports Kansas City women’s basketball games on the MVC TV basketball, , soccer, and -- and Comcast SportsNet to clear all Network -- UNI at Indiana State on Jan. 3, Drake volleyball. FOX Sports Midwest and sister basketball and Olympic sport telecasts. at Wichita State on Jan. 20, Loyola at Missouri networks FOX Sports Indiana and FOX Sports FOX College Sports will also distribute all State on Feb. 7, Evansville at State on Kansas City reach nearly 6 million cable and basketball and Olympic sport championship Feb. 14, Illinois State at Wichita State on Feb. homes in six Midwestern telecasts on a national basis. 21 and a Wildcard Weekend telecast Feb. 27. states and telecast more than 3,000 hours “Our television network has made great “Valley women’s basketball teams made of local programming annually. strides since we made the decision to bring its tremendous strides last season, sending two FOX Sports Midwest is also the home for St. Louis Cardinals baseball, St. Louis Blues operation in-house, beginning with the 1993-94 teams to the NCAA Tournament and posting a hockey, Kansas City Royals baseball and Indi- academic year,” Elgin said. first-round victory,” Elgin said. ana Pacers basketball. “From modest beginnings, we now produce “Our postseason tournament features a all of our network men’s and women’s basket- ‘winner-takes-it-all’ excitement, and we are COMCAST SPORTSNET ball contests in high definition, televise all nine grateful that we can bring that to our fans.” CHICAGO games from the men’s basketball tournament The 2014 MVC Tournament semifinals a partnership between and continue to air the title contests from (March 15) and title game (March 16) from The the , six additional championships, including our Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. -- site of the , , and the NBC Sports Group, Comcast women’s basketball tournament,” said Elgin. event for a seventh-straight year -- comprise the SportsNet Chicago features over 275 live “Very few NCAA Division I athletic leagues tournament coverage. pro games in high definition each year. have a relationship with a regional cable part- The Valley will also air its postseason title In addition, CSN delivers extensive pre/ ner like the Missouri Valley Conference has with matches or games for women’s and men’s soc- post-game coverage for its core pro team FOX Sports Midwest and Senior Vice President/ cer, volleyball, softball and baseball on the MVC partners, as well as the , along General Manager Jack Donovan,” said Jack R. TV Network. with Emmy Award-winning regional sports Watkins, MVC Associate Commissioner. “Given the regular-season success of our news and analysis via SportsNet Central and “Extending The Valley brand nationally as well Olympic sport programs as well as their con- SportsTalk Live. as regionally allows the league to maximize tinued NCAA Tournament achievements makes Through the network’s growing digital platform, CSNChicago.com, Chicago sports exposure and tell the 107-year story that is the televising the title matches or games from our fans tap into the most comprehensive and Missouri Valley Conference,” Watkins said. championships a no-brainer,” Watkins said. dedicated 24/7 online destination for break- This season, The Valley will have a 20-game “Some of The Valley’s greatest stories have ing news, up-to-the-minute game previews/ regular-season men’s and women’s basketball unfolded at our tournaments, and we are happy recaps, highlights, multimedia video clips, package. to share them with the nation.” blogs and standout coverage from CSNChi- In the first week, the schedule starts with a The Valley will televise title matches from cago.com’s team of “Insiders.” men’s contest with Bradley visiting UNI on Jan. the MVC Women’s Soccer Championship from 1, a women’s game with Indiana State hosting Black Beauty Field in Evansville, Ind., on Nov. FOX COLLEGE SPORTS launched on Sept. UNI on Jan. 3 and a men’s tilt with UNI visiting 10, and the MVC Men’s Soccer Championship 9, 2004, FOX College 2013 NCAA Final Four semifinalist Wichita from Shea in Peoria, Ill., on Nov. 17. Sports (FCS) is home State on Jan. 5. The league will telecast the title match of to MVC basketball, The remainder of the men’s basketball the MVC Volleyball Championship from Charles baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball regular-season package features four games in Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan., on Nov. 30. and volleyball. January and eight telecasts in February. In the spring, the Conference will televise the Telecasting more than 1,100 live NCAA Coverage of the 2014 MVC Men’s Basket- championship game of the 2014 MVC Softball events annually, FCS is seen by viewers in ball Championship in St. Louis on March 6-9 Tournament from Marian Kneer Stadium at the nation’s 25 largest cities, including New York, , Chicago, , will feature nine telecasts, including the title Normal, Ill., on Saturday, May 10. and . tilt on CBS Sports on March 9 -- marking the The Valley will conclude its 2013-14 TV FCS is available on most major TV provid- ninth-straight year the championship game airs schedule on Saturday, May 24, with the ers including AT&T U-verse, Charter, Com- on CBS. telecast of the title contest of the 2014 MVC cast, and Verizon FiOS. Both opening-round games on March 6, four Baseball Championship from Bob Warn Field in For complete TV provider information and quarterfinal games on March 7 and both semi- Terre Haute, Ind., for the first time. availability, log onto: final tilts on March 8 from Arch Madness will http://fcs.channelfinder.net/start.asp air on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City, FCS and Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

/ missourivalleyconference @mvcsports / missourivalleyvids / mvcsports *2013-14 MVC TV NETWORK ON FOX, COMCAST AND ESPN3 Day Date Event Site Central Time Sunday Nov. 10 MVC Women’s Soccer Tournament -- Championship Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Sunday Nov. 17 MVC Men’s Soccer Tournament -- Championship Peoria, Illinois 1 p.m. Saturday Nov. 30 MVC Volleyball Tournament -- Championship Wichita, Kansas 4:30 p.m. ^Wednesday January 1 Bradley @ UNI (MBB) Cedar Falls, 7 p.m. &Friday January 3 UNI @ Indiana State (WBB) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Sunday January 5 UNI @ Wichita State (MBB) Wichita, Kansas 1 p.m. ^Wednesday January 8 Southern Illinois @ Loyola (MBB) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. &Saturday January 11 Loyola @ Illinois State (MBB) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Monday January 20 Drake @ Wichita State (WBB) Wichita, Kansas 3:30 p.m. ^&Saturday January 25 Southern Illinois @ Missouri State (MBB) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Sunday January 26 Bradley @ Evansville (MBB) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Wednesday February 5 Wichita State @ Indiana State (MBB) Terre Haute, Indiana 7 p.m. ^&Friday February 7 Loyola @ Missouri State (WBB) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Saturday February 8 Missouri State @ Southern Illinois (MBB) Carbondale, Illinois 6 p.m. Sunday February 9 Drake @ Indiana State (MBB) Terre Haute, Indiana 2 p.m. Friday February 14 Evansville @ Illinois State (WBB) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Saturday February 15 Bradley @ Illinois State (MBB) Normal, Illinois 6 p.m. Sunday February 16 Wichita State @ Evansville (MBB) Evansville, Indiana 4 p.m. ^Tuesday February 18 UNI @ Drake (MBB) Des Moines, Iowa 8 p.m. Friday February 21 Illinois State @ Wichita State (WBB) Wichita, Kansas 7 p.m. ^Saturday February 22 Loyola @ Bradley (MBB) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. !Sunday February 23 Illinois State @ UNI (MBB) Cedar Falls, Iowa 4 p.m. $^&Thursday February 27 Wildcard (WBB) To Be Determined 7 p.m. Thursday March 6 #&MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Opening Round #1 St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m. #&MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Opening Round #2 St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m. Friday March 7 MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Quarterfinal #1 St. Louis, Missouri 12 p.m. MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Quarterfinal #2 St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m. &MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Quarterfinal #3 St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m. &MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Quarterfinal #4 St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m. Saturday March 8 MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Semifinal #1 St. Louis, Missouri 1:30 p.m. MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament -- Semifinal #2 St. Louis, Missouri 4 p.m. Saturday March 15 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament -- Semifinal #1 St. Charles, Missouri 1:30 p.m. MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament -- Semifinal #2 St. Charles, Missouri 4 p.m. Sunday March 16 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament -- Championship St. Charles, Missouri 2 p.m. Saturday May 10 MVC Softball Tournament -- Championship Normal, Illinois TBD Saturday May 24 MVC Baseball Tournament -- Championship Terre Haute, Indiana TBD

^--Will be cleared on alternate channel on FOX Sports Indiana in the state of Indiana. &--Will be cleared on alternate channel on Comcast SportsNet Chicago or tape-delayed. $--Wildcard matchups to be announced on Feb. 7, 2014. !--Will be cleared on alternate channel on FOX Sports Kansas City in the state of . #--Will be cleared on alternate channel on FOX Sports Midwest in the states of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. * -- MVC TV Network is comprised on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX College Sports, Comcast SportsNet Chicago and ESPN3. All game times are subject to change. MVC News release - MVC NETWORK TALENT BIOS september 27, 2013 page 3

TOM ACKERMAN BRIAN FRITZ Play-by-Play / Sideline Reporter Play-by-Play Tom Ackerman is in his 11th season as a member of Brian Fritz is in his second tour of the MVC TV Network The Valley TV Network. Ackerman will handle play-by- on-air talent team. He is slated to serve as a play-by- play duties plus serve as the sideline reporter for the play voice on ESPN3 contests from the 2014 MVC 2014 MVC Men’s Basketball Championship at Scottrade Baseball Tournament in Terre Haute, Indiana. A veteran Center in St. Louis. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Acker- of Missouri Valley Conference football, basketball and man and his wife, Angie, live in St. Louis, and have two baseball broadcaster, he is in his 15th season calling daughters Erika (7) and Audrey (3). Indiana State University contests. He spent one year as a color commentator before taking over as the “Voice of MARK ADAMS the Sycamores” beginning with the 2000-01 season. A 1996 graduate of Analyst Indiana University, he resides in Terre Haute, Ind. A nationally respected commentator, Mark Adams is in his fourth season with the MVC TV BRUCE HAERTL Network. He will serve as an analyst on regular-season Play-by-Play telecasts as well as broadcasts from the 2014 MVC Bruce Haertl is in his fifth year as a member of the MVC Men’s Basketball Championship in St. Louis. Consid- on-air talent team as a play-by-play voice for baseball ered by many to be the “Voice of the Mid-Majors,” Ad- and basketball. He will serve as the lead play-by-play ams appears regularly on nationally televised college voice for the 2014 MVC Baseball Tournament at Terre basketball games on ESPN and has made numerous Haute, Ind. Haertl began his television career at KWCH- appearances in studio. Adams was a college basketball coach for 17 TV in Wichita, Kan., in October of 1984. He served as years and 10 of those years at the NCAA Division I level. Living in Spring- sports director for 28 years before embarking on a free- boro, , Adams is married to his wife Judy and has four sons: Luke (29), lance career in broadcasting. Haertl and his wife Sarah Patrick (21), Jimmy (21) and Robby (8). have four children: Bo (26), Evie (24), Jake (14) and Kate (11).

SHANE DENNIS GREG HALBLEIB Analyst Play-by-Play Shane Dennis is in his fifth year as a member of the Greg Halbleib is in his 18th year with The Valley Net- ESPN3 and MVC TV Network talent team as a baseball work, and is slated to serve as play-by-play for the 2013 analyst. He will serve as the lead analyst for the 2014 MVC Women’s Volleyball Championship telecast from MVC Baseball Tournament at Terre Haute, Ind. A native Wichita, Kan. He is in his 22nd season as the play-by- of Uniontown, Kansas, Dennis is in his 11th year as the play television voice for Illinois State University women’s analyst for Wichita State baseball telecasts and his fifth volleyball. The former sports director at WJBC Radio for Shocker radio broadcasts. He has a son Clayton -- the flagship station of the Illinois State radio network (11). -- in Bloomington, Ill., he is currently the media relations director and broadcaster for the Bloomington Thunder minor league hockey DAVE DIR team and radio voice of the Normal CornBelters minor league baseball Analyst team. Dave Dir is in his seventh year with The Valley Network and slated to serve as the analyst for the 2013 MVC Women’s Soccer Championship from Evansville, Ind. One Play-by-Play of the most successful U.S. professional coaches in the Entering his 19th season as one of the league’s play-by- 1990s, Dir has been a winner at every level of soccer play voices is Mitch Holthus. He served as The Valley’s coaching -- prep, collegiate, club and professional. Dir lead television play-by-play man for 13 seasons. A and his wife Cindy reside in Denver, . native of Smith Center, Kan., Holthus is in his 20th season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Kansas LINDA DOLLAR City Chiefs -- the longest tenured play-by-play announcer Analyst in KC history -- on their 80-station network. A 1979 Linda Dollar is in her second tour (tenth year overall) Kansas State grad, he and his wife, Tami, a former col- with The Valley Network, and is slated to serve as lege basketball player at KSU, have a son Brian (31) and a daughter Hayley an analyst for the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference (28), who both played basketball and graduated from Southwestern College Volleyball Championship in Wichita, Kan. The all-time in Winfield, Kan. winningest volleyball coach in Missouri State University history, Dollar posted a career record of 758-266-21 JILL HUTCHISON in 24 MSU seasons. She ranked second at the end of Analyst her coaching tenure on the all-time list for victories in Jill Hutchison is in her 15th year as a member of the women’s collegiate volleyball history. MVC Television Network talent as a women’s basketball analyst. A member of the Missouri Valley Conference’s ADAM EMMENECKER Athletics Hall of Fame, Hutchison was inducted into Analyst the Women’s Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in June Adam Emmenecker joins the MVC TV Network telecast 2009. The former head women’s basketball coach at team, serving as an analyst for regular-season men’s Illinois State, she retired following the 1998-99 season. basketball telecasts on ESPN3. During the 2007-08 A three-time president of the WBCA, she was named basketball season, Emmenecker, who had been a walk- conference coach of the year three times and district coach of the year in on for his first three years at , emerged 1996. from obscurity to lead the Bulldogs to a sweep of the regular-season and tournament titles in the Missouri Valley Conference.A native of Saginaw, , Emme- necker currently serves as a senior service business operations analyst for Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa.

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DAVE KAPLAN JAYICE PEARSON Analyst Analyst Dave Kaplan is in his second tour with The Valley Net- Jayice (pronounced JC) Pearson is in his first season as work, and is slated to serve as a men’s basketball ana- a member of the MVC Television Network talent team. lyst on ESPN3 contests. He is also a basketball game A native of Oceanside, Calif., Pearson has served as analyst for NBC Sports and has worked extensively as a an analyst for Missouri-Kansas City men’s basketball basketball game analyst for ESPN. Kaplan is the host telecasts for the past four seasons. A product of the of “The David Kaplan Show” on WGN Radio which airs University of Washington, Pearson played eight seasons weeknights from 7-11 p.m. Monday-Friday. He is also in the as a defensive back for the pre/postgame host for CSN’s Chicago Cubs broad- the Kansas City Chiefs (1986-1992) and the Minne- casts. A native of Skokie, Ill., Kaplan is a graduate of Hamline University sota Vikings (1993). Pearson began his broadcasting career as a college in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he received a bachelor’s degree in English. football analyst for ESPN Regional (1998-2002) and in 2003 started calling National Football League games for FOX telecasts. TY KEOUGH Analyst JOHN ROONEY Ty Keough is in his seventh year with The Valley Network, Play-by-Play and is slated to serve as the analyst for the 2013 John Rooney is in his second tour of duty as part of the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Soccer Champion- Missouri Valley Conference Television Network talent ship telecast from Peoria, Ill. A veteran soccer analyst, team. Rooney served as a TV play-by-play voice for The Keough has broadcast a total of four World Cup competi- Valley during the 1988-89 academic year. A native of tions for ABC/ESPN (USA in 1994, France in 1998 and Richmond, Mo., Rooney completed his eighth year of Korea/Japan in 2002) and TNT (Italia in 1990) and broadcasting St. Louis Cardinals games with partner attended a total of seven World Cups. Keough played Mike Shannon in 2013. Inducted into the state of Mis- center back for St. Louis Scott Galllagher (SLSG) which captured the Over souri Sports Hall of Fame in February 2004, he and his 55 National Championship in 2011 and 2013. He and his wife Abby live wife, Susan, have two daughters, Colleen and Rachel. in St. Louis and have two daughters Meredith (25) and Madeleine (23). In fact, he has helped coach his daughters’ JB Marine Soccer Club (St. Louis) SCOTT WARMANN to seven Missouri State Cup championships. Play-by-Play / Host Scott Warmann is in his ninth season as a member of KEVIN LEHMAN The Valley TV Network. Warmann will perform play- Analyst by-play duties and serve as the between-games host Kevin Lehman is in his third season as member of the for the 2014 MVC Men’s Basketball Championship at MVC Television Network talent team as a regular-season Scottrade Center in St. Louis. He will also handle play-by- basketball analyst. A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Lehman play responsibilities for the 2013 MVC Women’s Soccer has done analyst work for the CBS Sports Network, Championship at Evansville, Ind., the 2013 MVC Men’s Big 12 Network, KCRG-TV (Cedar Rapids), KWWL-TV Soccer Championship at Peoria, Ill., and the 2014 MVC (Waterloo), Connections Channel and, from Women’s Basketball Championship at The Family Arena in St. Charles, 2006-2011, served as an analyst on the Iowa State Cy- Mo. Currently, he works at KMOX Radio (1120 AM) in St. Louis as a sports clone TV Network and Mediacom Connections Channel. show host and studio host for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues Lehman has three children: Austin (29), Grant (27) and Calvin (27). radio networks. Warmann also fills in as studio host for the St. Louis Cardi- nals and St. Louis Blues telecasts on FOX Sports Midwest. LAURA LEONARD Analyst SEAN WHEELOCK Laura Leonard is in her second tour (13th year overall) Play-by-Play with The Valley Network, and is slated to serve as the Sean Wheelock is in his seventh year with The Valley lead analyst for women’s basketball and the 2014 MVC Network, and is slated to serve as the play-by-play voice Softball Championship in Normal, Ill. Prior to returning for the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soc- as a softball analyst in 2005, Leonard had previously cer Championship telecast from Evansville, Ind., and the handled a women’s basketball analyst role for the MVC Men’s Soccer Championship telecast from Peoria, league during the mid-1990s. A native of Des Moines, Ill. He is the currently the play-by-play commentator for Iowa, Leonard received a bachelor’s degree in education Bellator MMA on Spike TV, and for the FC Kansas City of from Drake University in 1983 and earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy the National Women’s Soccer League. from Drake in 1987. Wheelock and his wife Kelly, who hails from Odiham, Hampshire, England, live in Shawnee, Kansas, and have two daughters: Ellee (8) and Hadlee (2). R.C. McBRIDE Play-by-Play/Host RICH ZVOSEC R.C. McBride is in his 11th year with The Valley Network, Analyst and is slated to serve as play-by-play for the 2014 Mis- Rich Zvosec is in his fourth season as a member of souri Valley Conference Softball Championship telecast The Valley TV Network. Zvosec also serves as a college from Normal, Ill. In addition to his softball responsibili- basketball analyst for the ESPN family of networks and ties, McBride will handle between-game host duties for CBS Sports. During his 25-year coaching career, Coach the 2014 MVC Women’s Basketball Championship at Z built a strong reputation for turning around programs. The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., for a fifth-straight He started or rebuilt programs at each of his four head year. The radio play-by-play voice of Illinois State coaching stops on his journey. At 27, he was the young- women’s basketball, McBride works for Illinois State University Marketing est Division I head coach in the country at St. Francis and Communications as Director of Trademark and Licensing. College in New York. In his third season, the Terriers recorded their most A native of Danville, Ill., McBride is a 1995 graduate of Illinois State Univer- Division I wins in two , and he was named the 1991 Northeast sity. He and his wife Christy have daughters Paige, Allison and Lauren, and Conference Coach of the Year. live in Normal, Ill.

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